Improvement in oil-cans



JOHN HAMILTON BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT NAPIER ANDERSON, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPRQVEMENTIN OIL-CAMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 150,@20, dated May 12, 1874 application filed April 21, 1874.

To all lwhom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, JOHN HAMILTON `BROWN, of vNew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Gan Caps and N ozzles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact .description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention herein relates to combined caps and spouts for oil and other cans 5 and the particular features of invention consists of a screw-cap soldered to the can-top, proj jeeting within the can and closed at its inner end, in combination with a separate nozzle j screwed down within the cap, whereby aclosed cap fixed to the can-top is made to receive aud hold a separate reversible screw-nozzle, for use as such when desired; also in the combination of a screw-nozzle, open at both ends and screwed into and flush with the collar of the cap, with a thin diameter-handle for said nozzle, whereby the latter is screwed into and from the cap, and when the nozzle is used as such the said handle forms no obstruction to the outletpassage for the oil or liquid; also of a sealing-cap for oil-cans, closed at its inner ure, as the can-top is als, much sealed as if it were not pierced.

` r In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a closed cap and separate nozzle for cans in the positions @Asn A.

they occupy when the can is ready for market.

Fig. 2 represents a similar section with the closed cap cut off and the separate nozzle in place for consumers use; and Fig. 3, an inverted view in perspective of the separate reversible nozzle.

The top of the can A is pierced with an ...opening to receive a suitable-sized cap, a, which is closed at its lower end, a', and projects within the can, and is soldered to the top by a rim, b, after the can has been iilled. The cap thus secured seals the lcontents of the can. The upper end of the sealing-cap is open, and has a thickened collar, c, which may or may not project above the top, and which has ,an

interior screw-thread, d, to receive the screwthread e of a separate reversible nozzle, f, which, when the cap a is sealed in placeLis inserted and screwed down into the cap iiush with the top of the collar c, so that the xed cap and the separate nozzle project within the flat top of the can and are out of the way when the article is ready for the market, sc curely sealed by the cap. When, however, it is desired to pour out the-contents, the nozzle f is unscrewed and withdrawn from the cap a, and the latter, at a thin shouldered point, g, Where it joins the collar c, is cut off and falls into the can, leaving the screw-collar intact for the reception of the nozzle, which is reversed from its former position, and through it the `contents can be poured out of the can. The point g at which the cap a is severed to open the can is spun a little thin, and forms a slight shoulder to facilitate the separation,

` which may be easily made by a sharp-pointed instrument, as the cap is spun of sheet-zinc, which. may be easily cut and punched off. The nozzle has a thin plate, h, placed edgewise across its largest end7 to serve as a handle by which to screw it into and unscrew it from the collar of the cap, and to offer no ob struction to the nozzle as such. The nozzle, being separate and screwed into the closed cap, affords the convenience for carrying its own stopper or cap z', to prevent dust entering the can. This cap z' is tted onto the nozzle before it is screwed in place, so that the VYseparate nozzle carries its own cover within the closed seal can-cap. The sealing-cap a and its screw-collar c, together with the rim b, by which it is solderedyto the top, are made in 011e piece, and the point at which the closed hanging end a a is to be separated from the ixed shoulder g is below the screw-threaded collar. In Fig. 4 this collar stands up from the can-top about one-quarter of an inch, but it may project inward, as in Fig. 1, to leave the dat top free from any projection, which is of great advantage in handling, storing, and transporting the cans.

I claiml. A closed iiXed screw-cap, a c', in combination with a separate reversible screw-nozzle, j', fitting into and screwed down within said closed cap, substantially as described, whereby a closed sealingcap is made to receive a reversible pouring-nozzle.

2. The combination oi' a fixed closed sealing-cap, a a', capable of being separated and opened, as described, with a reversible screwnozzle, f, carried as a separate ixture by the closed cap.

3. A combined closed sealing-cap-and rcversible separate screw-nozzle, secured in place flush with a ilat-top can.

4. The combination of a reversible screwnozzle, f, open at both ends, with a thin diameter-handle, h, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a ixed closed sealing-cap, a a', and a reversible screw-nozzle, f, inserted therein for transportation with the can, with a nozzle-cover, t', also carried by the sealing-cap, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. A sealing-cap for oil-cans, closed at its inner end a', and having a screw-collar, c, an

afXing-rim, b, a severing-point, g, for the inner closed end, and a reversible nozzle, f, as a new article of manufacture and trade, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have afxed my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HAMILTON BROWN.

Witnesses FRANK CHAPIN, Ronr. N. ANDERSON. 

